1989 Football
11-1 overall · 7-0 Big Eight Bill McCartney Orange Bowl Final #4
Schedule & Results
458 pts scored ·
171 pts allowed
| Date | Opponent | Rankings CU / Opp |
Result | Record | Time | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | Texas | #14 / — | W 27-6 | 1-0 | — | ESPN | Folsom Field | 47,269 | |
| Sep 9 | Colorado State | #9 / — | W 45-20 | 2-0 | — | — | Folsom Field | 44,921 | |
| Sep 16 | Illinois | #8 / #10 | W 38-7 | 3-0 | — | CBS | Folsom Field | 46,747 | |
| Sep 30 | at Washington | #5 / #21 | W 45-28 | 4-0 | — | — | Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | 69,152 | |
| Oct 7 | ★ | Missouri | #3 / — | W 49-3 | 5-0 | — | — | Folsom Field | 51,855 |
| Oct 14 | ★ | at Iowa State | #3 / — | W 52-17 | 6-0 | — | — | Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa | 41,515 |
| Oct 21 | ★ | Kansas | #3 / — | W 49-17 | 7-0 | — | — | Folsom Field | 50,057 |
| Oct 28 | ★ | at Oklahoma | #3 / — | W 20-3 | 8-0 | — | — | Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Okla. | 75,004 |
| Nov 4 | ★ | Nebraska | #2 / #3 | W 27-21 | 9-0 | — | CBS | Folsom Field | 52,877 |
| Nov 11 | ★ | at Oklahoma State | #2 / — | W 41-17 | 10-0 | — | — | Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Okla. | 41,500 |
| Nov 18 | ★ | at Kansas State | #2 / — | W 59-11 | 11-0 | — | — | Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kan. | 20,117 |
| Jan 1 | Bowl | vs. Notre Dame | #1 / #4 | L 6-21 | 11-1 | — | NBC | Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. | 81,191 |
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